Currently, there are 1,400 people to control the country’s prisons, the President reported.
In response to solving the country’s prison crisis, President Guillermo Lasso announced that the number of prison guides will be increased.
The president broke the news on Wednesday afternoon, during the program We met, of the General Secretariat of Communication, that was transmitted by the social networks of the government.
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“Today we have approximately 1,400 and we should have 4,000. Therefore, we are going to hire 2,600 new prison guides, whom we are going to train, we are going to train, we are going to give them enough uniforms and equipment … so that, with their support, we can take care of the prisons, being clear that the fundamental value in a prison is to respect the human rights of persons deprived of liberty (PPL), ”Lasso reported.
The president assured that the number of PPL in the country, per 100,000 inhabitants, represents a third of the number of inmates in the United States, per 100,000 inhabitants.
“Our indicator is lower than Brazil, lower than Colombia, lower than Peru. Of course, we have to put the prisons in order, “he said. (I)
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